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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what did the latticework arch between the two pillars at Wounded Knee remind Nerburn?
(a) The entrance to amusement parks.
(b) The entrance to a western ranch.
(c) The tracery over Nazi death camps.
(d) The entrance to a rich person's home in the east.

2. How many rooms did Annie's house have?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

3. Who was Ziolkowski?
(a) A Polish writer.
(b) A Polish politician.
(c) A Polish sculptor.
(d) A Polish composer.

4. How did Dan's grandfathers give him the song?
(a) In a dream.
(b) In the wind.
(c) From bird song.
(d) From the earth.

5. Why does Dan say he's sorry for saying those things to Nerburn?
(a) It's not good for Indian-White relationships.
(b) It doesn't make any difference in the facts.
(c) He considers Nerburn a friend.
(d) It makes Dan angry and Nerburn feel bad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What New England writer did Dan bring up in the conversation?

2. How large was the plot of ground inside the pillars and bordered by cement?

3. How was the land to the east of the Missouri river different from the land to the west?

4. Who was Crazy Horse?

5. What was in front of Sitting Bull's Monument?

Short Essay Questions

1. What stood in the middle of the plot that was through the pillars?

2. How did the storm affect the three men?

3. Describe Annie's yard and other things outside her house.

4. Describe Grover's drive to Annie's house in the beginning of Chapter 20.

5. What did the Indian couple that was in the restaurant in the Homestead town do to disgrace Indians?

6. Describe the Homestead town they visited in Chapter 15.

7. Describe what was on the grassy field below where Dan, Grover and Nerburn were parked in Chapter 12.

8. What are some of the bad things the white men did to the Indians?

9. Describe Danelle and Delvin, Dan's other granddaughter and her husband.

10. What did Dan take out of his large bag four times during the time he circled the fenced area?

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